MOSS. AND I'M ERIN OVALLE. A RIDER IN THE TREK ACROSS MAINE HAS BEEN KILLED DURING AN ACCIDENT IN OXFORD COUNTY. STATE POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED ALONG ROUTE TWO THIS MORNING IN THE TOWN OF HANOVER. WITNESSES ON THE SCENE TELL US TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP FOR SEVERAL MILES IN THAT AREA. FEW OTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, BUT WE'LL HAVE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WMTW-DOT- COM AND TONIGHT ON NEWS CHANNEL 8 AT SIX. THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A DOG NEARLY 100 TIMES WITH A B-B GUN APPEARS IN COURT TODAY. AARON ARMSTRONG IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ANIMAL CRUELTY. HE'S BEING HELD AT THE TWO BRIDGES REGIONAL JAIL ON 25- THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL. SOMEONE FOUND THE DOG SOMEONE WANDERING IN WALDOBORO TWO WEEKS AGO AND TURNED HER IN TO THE LINCOLN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER. THE DOG WAS ADOPTED SHORTLY AFTER AND NAMED áLADY. VETS DO NOT PLAN TO REMOVE THE B-Bs BECAUSE THEY'RE OF NO DANGER TO HER HEALTH. ARMSTRONG, MEANWHILE, WILL BE ARRAIGNED AT TWO O'CLOCK. WE COULD FIND OUT TODAY WHETHER THE GOVERNOR WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH HIS PROMISE TO VETO THE STATE BUDGET. THE MAINE SENATE HAS APPROVED A NEW TWO YEAR BUDGET AND IT IS NOW SITTING ON GOVERNOR LEPAGE'S DESK. THE SIX POINT THREE BILLION DOLLAR PROPOSAL IS A BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE THAT RESTORES ABOUT 64- PERCENT IN AID TO MUNICIPALITIES. IT ALSO INCLUDES A TEMPORARY INCREASE TO THE STATE'S SALES TAX AND MEALS AND LODGING TAX, WHICH ARE SET TO GO AWAY AFTER TWO YEARS. GOVERNOR LEPAGE HAS PROMISED TO VETO ANY BUDGET THAT INCLUDES NEW TAXES. HE NOW HAS TEN DAYS TO EITHER SIGN OR VETO THE PLAN. THE GOVERNOR HAS TWO OTHER BILLS TO DECIDE ON AS WELL. THE SENATE VOTED TO ENACT BOTH THE HOSPITAL DEBT REPAYMENT AND MEDICAID EXPANSION BILLS LATE YESTERDAY. THE EXPANSION BILL ADDS HEALTHCARE COVERAGE TO 70- THOUSAND MAINERS THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDING. THE HOSPITAL DEBT PROPOSAL RENEGOTIATES MAINE'S LIQUOR CONTRACT TO PAY THE STATE'S HOSPITALS A DEBT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES. THE HOSPITALS WOULD RECEIVE 490- MILLION-DOLLARS IN STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS. THANK YOU FOR TUNING INTO THIS